leg (l g)n. 1. a. A limb or an appendage of an animal, used for locomotion or support. b. One of the lower or hind limbs in humans and primates. c. The part of the limb between the knee and foot in vertebrates. d. The back part of the hindquarter of a meat animal. 2. A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function. 3. One of the branches of a forked or jointed object. 4. The part of a garment, especially of a pair of trousers, that covers the leg. 5. Mathematics Either side of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse. 6. A stage of a journey or course, especially: a. Nautical The distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack. b. The part of an air route or a flight pattern that is between two successive stops, positions, or changes in direction. c. One of several contests that must be successfully completed in order to determine the winner of a competition. d. Sports One stretch of a relay race. 7. legs The narrow streams of swirled wine or spirits that run slowly down along the inside of a glass, often believed to indicate that the liquid is full-bodied. 8. legs The ability to last or sustain success, especially by appealing to an audience: a blockbuster movie that has legs. intr.v. legged, leg·ging, legs Informal Idioms: To go on foot; walk or run. Often used with the indefinite it: Because we missed the bus, we had to leg it across town. a leg to stand on Slang A justifiable or logical basis for defense; support: He doesn't have a leg to stand on in this debate. a leg up Slang 1. The act or an instance of assisting; a boost. 2. A position of advantage; an edge: We have a leg up on the competition. on (one's) last legs At the end of one's strength or resources; ready to collapse, fail, or die. [Middle English, from Old Norse leggr.] |
leg [lɛg]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy)
a. either of the two lower limbs, including the bones and fleshy covering of the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any similar or analogous structure in animals that is used for locomotion or support
3. (Cookery) this part of an animal, esp the thigh, used for food leg of lamb
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) something similar to a leg in appearance or function, such as one of the four supporting members of a chair
5. a branch, limb, or part of a forked or jointed object
6. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment that covers the leg
7. a section or part of a journey or course
8. a single stage, lap, length, etc., in a relay race
9. either one of two races on which a cumulative bet has been placed
10. (Mathematics) either the opposite or adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
11. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical
a. the distance travelled without tacking
b. (in yacht racing) the course between any two marks
12. one of a series of games, matches, or parts of games
13. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket
a. the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowler
b. (as modifier) a leg slip leg stump
give (someone) a leg up
a. to help (someone) to climb an obstacle by pushing upwards
b. to help (someone) to advance
have legs Informal to be successful or show the potential to succeed
not have a leg to stand on to have no reasonable or logical basis for an opinion or argument
on his, its, etc., last legs (of a person or thing) worn out; exhausted
pull (someone's) leg Informal to tease, fool, or make fun of (someone)
shake a leg Informal
a. to hurry up: usually used in the imperative
b. to dance
show a leg Informal to get up in the morning
stretch one's legs See stretch [17]
vb legs, legging, legged
1. (tr) Obsolete to propel (a canal boat) through a tunnel by lying on one's back and walking one's feet along the tunnel roof
leg it Informal to walk, run, or hurry
[from Old Norse leggr, of obscure origin]
leglike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and anklebody, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus - accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein saphenous vein, vena saphena - either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot tibial vein, vena tibialis - veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper crus - the leg from the knee to foot bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) spindlelegs, spindleshanks - long thin legs thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle shin - the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve - arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve - a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus musculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle - either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot leg bone - a bone of the leg calf bone, fibula - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle |
| 2. | leg - a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion prehensor - the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths animal leg - the leg of an animal limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper pedal extremity, vertebrate foot - the extremity of the limb in vertebrates | |
| 3. | leg - one of the supports for a piece of furniture chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" four-poster - a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains grand piano, grand - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs hospital bed - a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required spinning wheel - a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" tripod - a three-legged rack used for support | |
| 4. | leg - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure bifurcation - a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) brachium - (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal | |
| 5. | leg - the limb of an animal used for food cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass ham hock - a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot gigot, leg of lamb - lamb leg suitable for roasting | |
| 6. |  leg - a prosthesis that replaces a missing legprosthesis, prosthetic device - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body | |
| 7. | leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg cloth covering - a covering made of cloth foot - a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" knee - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee pant leg, trouser leg - the leg of a pair of trousers | |
| 8. | leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack | |
| 9. | leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another fare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
leg
noun
1. limb, member, shank, lower limb, pin (informal), stump (informal) He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.
3. stage, part, section, stretch, lap, segment, portion The first leg of the journey was by boat.
a leg up boost, help, support, push, assistance, helping hand The strong balance sheet should give a leg up to profits.
leg it (Informal) run, walk, escape, flee, hurry, run away, make off, make tracks, hotfoot, go on foot, skedaddle (informal) He was legging it across the field.
not have a leg to stand on (Informal) have no basis, be vulnerable, be undermined, be invalid, be illogical, be defenceless, lack support, be full of holes It's only my word against his, so I don't have a leg to stand on.
on its or your last legs worn out, dying, failing, exhausted, giving up the ghost, at death's door, about to collapse, about to fail, about to break down By the mid-1980s the copper industry in the US was on its last legs.
pull someone's leg (Informal) tease, joke, trick, fool, kid (informal), have (someone) on, rag, rib (informal), wind up (Brit. slang), deceive, hoax, make fun of, poke fun at, twit, chaff, lead up the garden path Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.
shake a leg (Informal) hurry, rush, move it, hasten, get cracking (informal), get a move on (informal), look lively (informal), stir your stumps Come on, shake a leg! We've got loads to do today.
stretch your legs take a walk, exercise, stroll, promenade, move about, go for a walk, take the air Take regular breaks to stretch your legs.
Translations
leg [leg]
A. N
1. [of person] → pierna f; [of animal, bird, insect] → pata f; [of furniture] (= one of set) → pata f; (= central support) → pie m; [of trousers] → pernera f; [of stocking] → caña f
artificial leg → pierna f ortopédica or artificial
wooden leg → pierna f de madera, pata f de palo
he was the fastest thing on two legs → era rápido donde los haya
to give sb a leg up (Brit) (lit) → aupar a algn (fig) → dar un empujoncito a algn, echar un cable a algn
to get one's or a leg over (= have sex) → darse un revolcón
to be on its/one's last legs > → estar en las últimas
the company is on its last legs → la compañía está en las últimas
the washing machine is on its last legs → la lavadora está en las últimas
to pull sb's leg → tomar el pelo a algn
to shake a leg (= hurry) → espabilarse; (= dance) → menear or mover el esqueleto
show a leg! → ¡a levantarse!
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (in case, argument) → no tiene donde agarrarse
see also arm 1 1
see also break B1
see also hind 1
see also inside E
see also last 1 A3
see also stretch B3
artificial leg → pierna f ortopédica or artificial
wooden leg → pierna f de madera, pata f de palo
he was the fastest thing on two legs → era rápido donde los haya
to give sb a leg up (Brit) (lit) → aupar a algn (fig) → dar un empujoncito a algn, echar un cable a algn
to get one's or a leg over (= have sex) → darse un revolcón
to be on its/one's last legs > → estar en las últimas
the company is on its last legs → la compañía está en las últimas
the washing machine is on its last legs → la lavadora está en las últimas
to pull sb's leg → tomar el pelo a algn
to shake a leg (= hurry) → espabilarse; (= dance) → menear or mover el esqueleto
show a leg! → ¡a levantarse!
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (in case, argument) → no tiene donde agarrarse
see also arm 1 1
see also break B1
see also hind 1
see also inside E
see also last 1 A3
see also stretch B3
leg [ˈlɛg]
n
[person] → jambe f; [animal] → patte f
She's broken her leg → Elle s'est cassé la jambe.
to stretch one's legs → se dégourdir les jambes
to pull sb's leg (= tease) → faire marcher qn
You're pulling my leg! → Tu me fais marcher!
to be on one's last legs (= be failing) → être sur son déclin
to have legs [idea, plan] → tenir debout
She's broken her leg → Elle s'est cassé la jambe.
to stretch one's legs → se dégourdir les jambes
to pull sb's leg (= tease) → faire marcher qn
You're pulling my leg! → Tu me fais marcher!
to be on one's last legs (= be failing) → être sur son déclin
to have legs [idea, plan] → tenir debout
[furniture] → pied m
[trousers, tights] → jambe f
(= stage) [journey] → étape f
vt
to leg it (= run away) → prendre ses jambes à son cou, filer (en vitesse)
to leg it (= run away) → prendre ses jambes à son cou, filer (en vitesse)
leg:
leg:
leg1
leg2
legless
legman
n (US) kleiner Reporter, der Informationsquellen abklappert (who runs errands) → Laufbursche m, → Bote m
leg-of-mutton
adj sleeve → keulenförmig
leg press
n (in fitness centre) → Beinpresse f
leg-pull
n (inf) → Scherz m, → Bluff m (inf); what he said to us was only a leg → damit wollte er uns nur auf den Arm nehmen
legroom
n → Platz m → für die Beine, Beinfreiheit f
leg show
n (inf) → Revue f
leg warmers
pl → Stulpen pl, → Legwarmer pl
leg:
leg-up
n to give somebody a leg → jdm hochhelfen
legwarmer
n → Legwarmer m
legwork
n → Lauferei f
leg1
n
(also of trousers) → Bein nt; the new-born calf seemed to be all legs → das neugeborene Kalb schien nur aus Beinen zu bestehen; to be on one’s last legs (= dying) → in den letzten Zügen liegen (inf); (= exhausted) → auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen (inf); this carpet is on its last legs → dieser Teppich hält or machts (inf) → nicht mehr lange; he hasn’t (got) a leg to stand on (fig: = no excuse) → er kann sich nicht herausreden; (= no proof) → das kann er nicht belegen; to have legs (esp US inf) (idea, plan) → klappen; (story) → laufen (inf); to walk one’s legs off → sich (dat) → die Füße wund laufen; to walk somebody’s legs off → jdn (ganz schön) scheuchen (inf), → jdm davonlaufen; you’ve walked my legs off → du bist mir zu schnell gelaufen; to run somebody’s legs off (fig) → jdn herumscheuchen (inf); he ran the other athletes’ legs off → er rannte den anderen Läufern davon; I’ll take the children to the park and run their legs off → ich gehe mit den Kindern in den Park, da können sie sich austoben; to be out leg before wicket (Cricket) → aus sein, weil sein vor dem Mal stehendes Bein von einem Wurf getroffen wurde; to get one’s leg over (Brit inf) → bumsen (inf)
(= stage) → Etappe f
leg2
n (sl) you’re a true leg → du bist ein Held (inf)
leg [lɛg]
leg [lɛg]
1. n
a. (gen) → gamba; (of animal, bird) → zampa (Culin) (of chicken, turkey) → coscia; (of lamb, pork) → cosciotto; (of furniture) → piede m
to be on one's last legs (person, animal) → stare in piedi per miracolo (machine, car) → funzionare per miracolo
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (fig) → non ha una scusa or una ragione che stia in piedi
to pull sb's leg (fig) → prendere in giro qn
to stretch one's legs → sgranchirsi le gambe
to give sb a leg up → aiutare qn a salire
shake a leg! (Brit) (fam) → muoviti!, sbrigati!
show a leg! (fam) → alzati!
to be on one's last legs (person, animal) → stare in piedi per miracolo (machine, car) → funzionare per miracolo
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (fig) → non ha una scusa or una ragione che stia in piedi
to pull sb's leg (fig) → prendere in giro qn
to stretch one's legs → sgranchirsi le gambe
to give sb a leg up → aiutare qn a salire
shake a leg! (Brit) (fam) → muoviti!, sbrigati!
show a leg! (fam) → alzati!
2. vt to leg it (fam) → darsela a gambe
leg [lɛg]
1. n
a. (gen) → gamba; (of animal, bird) → zampa (Culin) (of chicken, turkey) → coscia; (of lamb, pork) → cosciotto; (of furniture) → piede m
to be on one's last legs (person, animal) → stare in piedi per miracolo (machine, car) → funzionare per miracolo
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (fig) → non ha una scusa or una ragione che stia in piedi
to pull sb's leg (fig) → prendere in giro qn
to stretch one's legs → sgranchirsi le gambe
to give sb a leg up → aiutare qn a salire
shake a leg! (Brit) (fam) → muoviti!, sbrigati!
show a leg! (fam) → alzati!
to be on one's last legs (person, animal) → stare in piedi per miracolo (machine, car) → funzionare per miracolo
he hasn't got a leg to stand on (fig) → non ha una scusa or una ragione che stia in piedi
to pull sb's leg (fig) → prendere in giro qn
to stretch one's legs → sgranchirsi le gambe
to give sb a leg up → aiutare qn a salire
shake a leg! (Brit) (fam) → muoviti!, sbrigati!
show a leg! (fam) → alzati!
2. vt to leg it (fam) → darsela a gambe
n leg [leg]
1 one of the limbs by which animals and man walk The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg. been رِجْل крак noha ben das Bein πόδι pierna jalg, säär ساق پا jalka patte, jambe רֶגֶל टांग noga láb(szár) kaki (fót)leggur zampa; gamba 脚 (사람, 동물의) 다리 koja kāja kaki been, poot bein noga perna picior нога noha noga noga ben ขา bacak 腿 нога ٹانگ chân 腿
2 the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely He has torn the leg of his trousers. pyp رِجل البَنْطَلون крачол nohavice ben; bukseben das Bein μπατζάκι pernera püksisäär پاچه lahje jambe מִכנָס पायचा nogavica szár (nadrágé, harisnyáé) bagian kaki (buxna)skálm gamba 脚部 (옷의) 다리 부분 klešnė (bikšu) stara kaki been, pijp (bukse)bein nogawka perna crac (de pantaloni) штанина nohavica hlačnica nogavica []ben ขากางเกง paça 褲腿 штанина, холоша پوشاک کا ٹانگ کو ڈھنکنے والا حصہ ống quần 裤脚管
3 a long, narrow support of a table etc One of the legs of the chair was broken. been رِجل الطاوِلَه أو الكُرْسي крак noha ben das Bein πόδι, στήριγμα (π.χ. τραπεζιού) pata jalg پایه jalka pied רֶגֶל पाया noga láb kaki meja dsb fótur gamba 脚 (책상 등의) 다리 koja (mēbeles) kāja kaki poot (bord)bein, støtte noga perna picior ножка noha noga noga ben ขาเก้าอี้ ayak 腿，腳 ніжка; підпірка میز کی ٹانگ chân bàn 腿脚
4 one stage in a journey, competition etc the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest. been المَرْحَلَة الأخيرَه من الرِّحْلَه етап etapa; kolo etape die Etappe σκέλος, φάση (π.χ. ταξιδιού) etapa järk, etapp دور؛ مرحله vaihe étape קֶטַע पडा़व etapa (út)szakasz bagian áfangi tappa １行程 (여행의) 구간, 여정 etapas (ceļa, sacīkšu u.tml.) posms peringkat etappe strekning, etappe etap etapa etapă этап etapa; kolo etapa etapa etapp, omgång การแข่งขันหรือการเดินทางรอบหนึ่ง ๆ aşama, ayak, etap 一段旅程 фаза سفر، مقابلے کا ایک مرحلہ chặng 一段旅程
adj -legged [legid]
a long-legged girl; a four-legged animal. benig ذو أرجُل с ... крака -nohý -benet; med ben ...-beinig -ποδος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de... piernas/patas säärtega, jalgadega پسوند به معنی داشتن پا با خصوصیتی خاص -jalkainen à/aux... jambes (...) בַּעַל רַגלָיִים - टांग वाला -nožni lábú berkaki -fættur a (...) gambe －足の 다리가 …인 -kojis -kājains berkaki -benig (lang-/fire)beint -nogi, –nożny de pernas cu (...) picioare (...) -ногий -nohý z (...) nogami -nog -bent ขา ... ayaklı 有...腿的 такий, що має стільки-то ніг کسی مخصوص قسم یا تعداد کی ٹانگوں والا thuộc chân 有...腿的
pull someone's leg
to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true You haven't really got a black mark on your face – he's only pulling your leg. sy been trek يَخْدَع بالمُزاح، يَضحَك على مُمازِحاً майтапя се с tahat za nohu gøre grin med; lave sjov med auf den Arm nehmen δουλεύω, πειράζω κπ. tomar el pelo a alguien ninapidi vedama دست انداختن vetää höplästä faire marcher qqn “לִמתוֹחַ” बनाना, मूर्ख बनाना zadirkivati ugrat vkit mengecoh teyma e-n á asnaeyrunum (cercare di darla a bere a qualcuno) からかう 놀리다 mulkinti ką izjokot/āzēt kādu bergurau in de maling nemen spøke med, narre nabierać kogoś brincar com a păcăli морочить голову uťahovať si z koho imeti koga za norca zavitlavati driva (skoja) med ngn ล้อเล่น birisine şaka yapmak, takılmak 哄騙取笑某人 дражнити کسی سے مزاق کرنا giễu cợt ai 哄骗取笑某人
leg → رِجل noha ben Bein πόδι pierna jalka jambe noga gamba 脚 다리 been bein noga perna нога ben ขา bacak chân 腿
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